Papers DeliveredProcess Server in East Grand Rapids, Michigan
11,394 residents. East Grand Rapids city, Kent County, Michigan, United States. West Michigan.
Papers Delivered is a process server covering all 2.928 square miles of East Grand Rapids in Kent County. Call (248) 268-0097.
About East Grand Rapids
East Grand Rapids is a city in Kent County, in West Michigan. The Census Bureau counts 3,895 housing units here. Median household income is $168,487 and the average household is 2.98 people.
| Population | 11,394 |
|---|---|
| Housing units | 3,895 |
| Renter-occupied | 6% |
| Average household size | 2.98 |
| Median household income | $168,487 |
| Land area | 2.928 sq mi |
| Density | 3,891 per sq mi |
| Occupied households | 3,822 |
| Owner-occupied homes | 3,604 |
| Renter-occupied homes | 218 |
| Coordinates | 42.946581, -85.606762 |
Places our servers know in East Grand Rapids
- Reeds Lake: The natural centerpiece of the city, ringed by parks and the lakeside trail.
- Waterfront Park on Reeds Lake: Part of the city's park system.
East Grand Rapids background
- First settled in the early 1830s by the Reed family from New York City, for whom Reeds Lake is named.
- By the 1870s Reeds Lake was a popular day-trip destination; Manhattan Beach opened on the north shore in 1884 and Rose's Bathing Beach on the west shore in 1901.
- The Village of East Grand Rapids was established in 1891 and the community incorporated as a home-rule city in 1926 with about 1,300 residents; voters chose to close and raze Ramona Park in the mid-1950s in favor of homes and shops.
- Most residents commute to jobs in the adjacent Grand Rapids metro economy.
- East Grand Rapids Public Schools, with its high school, middle school, and three elementary schools, is a strong point of community identity.
- Notable people connected to the city include President Gerald R. Ford, First Lady Betty Ford, actor Steven Ford, PGA golfer Tom Lehman, NHL player Luke Glendening, and children's author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg (Jumanji, The Polar Express).
- The former grounds of Ramona Park and the historic bathing beaches on Reeds Lake's shores.
- President Gerald Ford grew up in East Grand Rapids and, as a young man, worked at the Ramona Park amusement park on Reeds Lake.
- Chris Van Allsburg, author-illustrator of The Polar Express and Jumanji, is from East Grand Rapids.
- In its resort heyday Reeds Lake drew crowds by streetcar and steamboat to beaches, a roller coaster, and a lakeside theater, all now gone.
Nearby communities
- Grand Rapids, about 2.7 miles west
- Grand Rapids Township, about 3.4 miles northeast
- Kentwood, about 4.3 miles south
- Wyoming, about 6.4 miles southwest
- Ada Township, about 6.6 miles east
- Cascade Township, about 6.7 miles southeast
ZIP codes we cover in East Grand Rapids
49506.
Questions about East Grand Rapids
Do you serve papers in East Grand Rapids?
Yes. Servers work around Reeds Lake and Waterfront Park on Reeds Lake, and every address in East Grand Rapids. All 3,822 occupied households are covered, across ZIP 49506, along with the rest of Kent County. We document three attempts and return a notarized affidavit of service.